Olmos to direct Battlestar prequel movie

August 07th, 2008 | Category: TV News

Filed under: Industry, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free

Good news everyone. It seems that that whole film thing is working out fairly nicely for the folks by at Sci Fi. Executive VP of original programming for Sci Fi, Mark Stern, now plus counts himself as co-head of the newly formed Universal Cable Productions. Why should we care? considering at the end of the day that means a little more Battlestar Galactica.

The success of Razor is a big part of that. Stern describes it as doing “phenomenally well in the worldly and DVD market.” It’s led to a whole new way of financing and creating entertainment for the network. The new Battlestar project will air after the series completes its

run next year. Edward James Olmos is on board to direct, and he’ll have a script by Jane Espenson to work with. Both nice choices. Casting is still up in the air at the moment. So far, Michael Trucco (Anders), Aaron Douglas (Tyrol), and Dean Stockwell (Cavil) are confirmed.

The story is prequel-esque. It goes back to just after the Cylon destruction of human domestic worlds. We’ll follow the Cylons as they deal with human survivors, aboard ships as well as on planets. There is additionally a trace that the film will focus specifically on two of the Cylon agents.

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